Hi everyone It’s time to join me and some very special guests for the launch of this year’s Hysteria Writing Competition anthology, Hysteria 10. When: Monday 18th December 7pm GMT Where: Online I’ll reveal the overall winners for each of the three categories; Poetry, Flash Fiction and Short Story and each winning entries will be…
Hysteria 2023 closed at the end of August and it has taken some time, more than usual, to get to the point of announcing the shortlist. To everyone who entered, well done; the reading team were impressed by everything they read. But of course, there do have to be winners and this year I’m pleased…
Hysteria 2023 ended last week and I wanted to take a little time to let you know what happens next.
With just 2.5 days to go a mistake has been revealed on the rules page for the Hysteria Writing Competition. To say it was an ‘oops’ moment would be an understatement, and I’d like to thank Sherri Turner (@STurner4077) and Steven Patchett (@StevenPatchett7) for bringing it to my attention. The guidelines were correct, the rules…
Over the last few months I’ve been developing a new publishing company with my oldest friend, Sue. It’s finally ready to be revealed, and to celebrate its launch we’re offering two more prizes for each category winner.
Hi Here we are in August and it’s the final month of this year’s Hysteria Writing Competition. It’s been an interesting competition this year and has definitely not been as expected, but more about that when I get to write it up in September.
The second of my old-fashioned (by web standards) interviews is with Keely O’Shaughnessy and in it, she focuses on what she loves to read for pleasure.
Hi Phew! June has been a scorcher here in Dorset. The (very) occasional shower or downpour means the garden and allotment both require regular watering by hand. It’s a slow job, but satisfying – a bit like writing I guess. It’s a useful metaphor for this year’s writing competition too. It’s been a slow build-up,…
I’d forgotten how much fun it is to see how creative writers are when it comes to answering the questions I send them for these interviews. I’m looking forward to doing many, many more. This month Sally Curtis who is reading the Flash Fiction category this year shared some of her personal thoughts and inspiration…
Hi May has been a slow month for the Hysteria Writing Competition, perhaps it’s been the weather – cold in places where it should be warm, hot in places it should be cool, and even hotter in places that are often hot. And that got me thinking about how the weather might affect us when…
